Realization into every waking moment of my daily life. I walked home that evening, feeling myself in harmony with and not-separate from the entire universe, feeling that I’d just come home to my trueĪ spontaneous vow arose in me, to understand what had just transpired within myself, and what this practice I’d just engaged in was, and how to invite this I first discovered Yoga Nidra in 1970 during my first-ever Hatha Yoga class, when the instructor taught a rudimentary Yoga Nidra practice at the end ofĬlass. Into each sheath so that we may realize our essential non-changing nature, or Mystery, in which these changing states arise and dissolve. Which we’ve come to identify ourselves, i.e., body, senses, thoughts, well-being, and ego-I, whereby during the process of Yoga Nidra meditation we inquire Traditionally, Yoga Nidra is based on the sheath (kosha or maya) model, where each sheath represents a realm - a changing state of consciousness - with The aim of this practice is to enable us to realize, orĪwaken to the Mystery that all life - sentient and insentient - arises from and into which it dissolves and remains not-separate. Miller, PhD: Yoga Nidra is an ancient and comprehensive approach to meditative self-inquiry, awakening, and enlightenment that leads to theįundamental realization of our essential nondual nature that we share in common with all of life. Sutra Journal: What is Yoga Nidra and how did you discover it? How did it become an integral part of your life? Without further ado, here is the conversation. Richard's answers are straight from the heart and based on direct experience. For our second issue he chose Dr.Richard Miller, renowned Yogic scholar, accomplished clinical psychologist, and an esteemed teacher of Yoga Nidra and non-dual Tantra. Every issue of Sutra Journal will profile one of the film's characters. Vikram Zutshi is making a feature documentary on the transformative effects of Yoga and Meditation.
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